Karnataka

Bengaluru, Dec 29: Police today announced Rs 10 lakh reward for information about the person who planted the bomb that killed a woman and injured three others outside a restaurant here last night. "Yes, Rs 10 lakh reward has been announced for information on the bomb planter," DCP Central (Bengaluru) Sandeep Patil told reporters. Earlier, speaking to reporters, City Police Commissioner M N Reddi

Kasaragod, Dec 29: K.R. Shylaja is on cloud nine as she celebrates 25 years as a teacher of Arabic at the Government Fisheries School at Puthen Kadappuram, near Thrissur. She recalls her college days when she was introduced to Arabic. She joined Sudha College, Kunnamkulam, in pursuit of her dream of becoming a teacher of Hindi, but later switched over to learning Arabic when she came to know that

Bengaluru, Dec 29: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday refused to accept 'intelligence failure' as the reason for Sunday's blast in Bangalore. He claimed that the blast took place despite all security measures being in place. Siddaramaiah was reacting to questions being raised about security arrangements in Bangalore after an explosion, triggered by an Improvised Explosive Device (IED)

Hyderabad, Dec 29: VHP's national general secretary Praveen Togadia today demanded "a strong legislation" to stop conversions, but defended 'Ghar Wapsi' program. Speaking about the outcome of meeting of central board of trustees and management committee of VHP here, Togadia said, "We are against conversions. If someone is accepting another way of life, it is not a conversion...the Supreme Court

Bengaluru, Dec 29: Tightening security further, Karnataka government today announced a slew of steps, including bringing in Public Safety Act and installation of CCTVs at all "vulnerable" places in the wake of the blast in which a woman was killed three others got injured. A high-level meeting chaired by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah which reviewed the security situation, also decided to create a

Ahmedabad, Dec 29: Demanding a ban on Aamir Khan-starrer 'PK' for hurting Hindu sentiments, Bajrang Dal activists today attacked two theatres in the city opposing screening of the Bollywood film. At least 20 members of the right-wing organisation, led by city unit chief Jwalit Mehta, targeted City Gold and Shiv theatres on Ashram Road this morning and smashed ticket windows and tore off posters of

Mangaluru, Dec 29: Two persons were killed and six injured when the sports utility vehicle they were travelling in, overturned between Puttur and Sullia on Sunday. The victims have been identified as Siddeeq (33) of Ayyangeri in Kodagu district, and Mohammed Saqafi (46), a khateeb at a masjid in Mysuru. The accident took place around 9 p.m. when the black Scorpio was heading to Madikeri from

Mumbai, Dec 29: Taking a swipe at the Centre following release of a tape claiming Dawood Ibrahim's presence in Karachi, the Shiv Sena today dared the government to undertake an operation to capture the evasive underworld don just as US forces eliminated terror leader Osama Bin Laden. The Sena, a constitent of ruling NDA, questioned the point of following Dawood's movements without initiating

Bengaluru, Dec 29: The National Investigation Agency would assist in the probe into the Bengaluru blast that killed a woman and injured three persons on the crowded Church Street. Police teams have been sent to Pune and Chennai to investigate possible terror links. A high-level meeting was held by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday to take stock of the security situation in the wake of the

New Delhi, Dec 29: Minister of state for home affairs on Monday confirmed that the IED explosion on Church Street in Bengaluru was a terror attack. "Security and alertness needs to be enhanced. This was definitely a terror attack," Kiren Rijju said while speaking to mediapersons. On Sunday, around 8.30pm, an IED exploded on Church Street, killing one woman and injuring five others. Hours after the